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41) The lost kingdom
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
On the eve of the French and Indian War, Billy Bartram and his naturalist father travel into the American wilderness in an airship--pursued by a party of French soldiers and haunted by a terrifying bear-wolf--on a quest to find the lost kingdom of the Welsh prince Madoc.
Author
Series
Virginia State Library publications volume 12
Special reports of the Virginia colonial records project volume 25-28
Special reports of the Virginia colonial records project volume 25-28
Publisher
Virginia State Library
Pub. Date
1960.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
Kenneth C. Davis presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation’s destiny and character. Davis’s dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation’s fate hung in the balance.
Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington’s inauguration in 1789,...
Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington’s inauguration in 1789,...
47) The printers
Author
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
[1965]
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history of printing in colonial America, describing the work of early printers, the development of the free press, and the printer's craft and technique.
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Series
Language
English
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In 1619, a group of thirty-two African men, women and children arrived on the shores of Virginia. They had been kidnapped in the royal city of Kabasa, Angola, and forced aboard the Spanish slave ship San Juan Bautista. The ship was attacked by privateers, and the captives were taken by the English to their New World colony. This group has been shrouded in controversy ever since. Historian Ric Murphy documents a fascinating story of colonialism, treason,...
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